Ideal Society and Social Stability from the Perspective of Abul A'la Maududi Based on Prophetic Teachings

In all philosophical and religious schools, the design of an ideal society means providing a clear picture of social goals and principles and expressing the demands and values in each school, which are based on philosophical and religious principles. In contemporary Islamic societies, due to the weakness of social structures, attention to the design of an ideal society has increased. The main form of an ideal society in the Islamic world is the promotion of prophetic teachings in the social structure. As one of the contemporary thinkers, Abul A'la Maududi resorted to the data of Salaf Salih and prophetic teachings to create a desirable and ideal society. For this purpose, Maududi presented the theory of Iqamat-e Deen (applying religion or devotion to God alone and His worship) and put forward the component of social stability in it. Based on this, the main research question is, what indicators did Maududi propose for an ideal society and social stability based on prophetic teachings? This article, with the method of historical analysis and description and based on the collection of library data, claims that in order to create social stability and in line with the formation of an ideal society, Maududi uses the four indicators of socialization, norms, legitimacy, and maintaining the unity of institutions and ideas in the form of the theory of Iqamat-e Deen.

کلیدواژه ها:

ideal society ، social stability ، Abul A'la Maududi ، prophetic teachings ، theory of Iqamat-e Deen